Given name
Genowefa
“of the race of women; the white wave”
Genowefa is a variant of Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Genowefa is a variant of Genevieve. One French interpretation is “of the race of women; the white wave.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Genowefa is a variant of Genevieve. An origin associated with Genevieve is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Genowefa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 95
- 0 boys · 95 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
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- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1921. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 497 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Genowefa’s family of names
In Polish usage, Genowefa has a diminutive in Genia. Genowefa has a related form in Genevieve. In Polish usage, Genowefa has a conventional equivalent in the English form Genevieve.
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Around the world
Genowefa has relatives in 14 languages.
15 related names in 14 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- GenovevaGerman, Catalan
- GinetteFrench
- Ĝenovevaequivalent
- ΓενοβέφαGreek
- GenevièveFrench
- GenoveffaItalian
- GenovévaHungarian
- GenovefaSlovene, Latvian
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People named Genowefa
- Genowefa GrabowskaPolish politicianborn 1944
- Genowefa BłaszakPolish hurdlerborn 1957
- Genowefa WiśniowskaPolish politicianborn 1949
- Genowefa KobielskaPolish discus thrower and shot putter (1906-1993)
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